Quotes by Noonan, Peggy

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief >>

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is e >>

Now he is a statesman, when what he really wants is to be what most re >>

Quotations about Heroes and Heroism

My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as m >>

The poetry of heroism appeals irresistibly to those who don't go to a >>

The paper tiger hero, James Bond, offering the whites a triumphant ima >>

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker tape on the man who chose to be faithful to his wife, on the lawyer who didn't take the drug money, or the daughter who held her tongue again and again. All this anonymous heroism.

Noonan, Peggy